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    Vancouver Estate Lawyer – Joint Accounts and Adult Children

    Trevor Todd and Jackson Todd have over 60 years experience in handling contested estate matters including the often thorny question of parents transferring financial assets into the name of their

    B.C./Vancouver Estate Lawyer- Joint Tenancy Severed Due to Acrimonious Conduct

    Jackson Todd and Trevor Todd have handled contested estate litigation cases for over sixty combined years, and including such as when a joint tenancy has been severed by acrimonious conduct

    Joint Tenancy vs. Tenancy In Common Explained

    Joint tenancy and tenancy in common are the two most common forms of concurrent property ownership in Canada. In a joint tenancy, the “four unities” of title, interest, time and

    Joint Tenancies – Who Gets What on Death?

    The transfer of the legal interest in property into joint tenancy gives rise to three potential scenarios: a) The creation of a true joint tenancy, in which each of the

    Partnership Severed Joint Tenancy

    In Garland v Newhouse 2021 BCSC1291 a partnership between non-spouses of a jointly owned property was held to sever the joint tenancy when one of the partners died.   (

    Severance of Joint Tenancy- Unilateral Action

    A joint tenant may sever a joint tenancy with or without the consent or knowledge of the other joint tenant, by a unilateral action, such as a transfer from him
    Spousal Separation Severs Joint Tenancy

    Spousal Separation Severs Joint Tenancy

    Jackson Todd and Trevor Todd have handled contested estate litigation cases for over sixty combined years,  including matrimonial separation amounting to a severance of a joint tenancy property.   The
    Severance of Joint Account by Conduct

    Severance of Joint Account by Conduct

    In  Zeligs v Janes 2016 BCCA 280 the BC Court of Appeal upheld a trial decision finding that a joint bank account was severed when one of the joint tenants
    Mutual Wills Create Constructive Trust That Severed a Joint Tenancy

    BC Estate Lawyer- Mutual Wills Create Constructive Trust That Severed a Joint Tenancy

    Trevor Todd and Jackson Todd have practiced estate litigation for over sixty combined years and have experience in mutual wills.   Brewster v Lenzi 2010 BCSC 1488 is an interesting